Angioedema, acquired, renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system blocker-induced. Acute, bulging, elastic, edematous swelling of the entire lower lip and also slight involvement of the buccal mucosa. Occurs for the first time a few weeks after starting antihypertensive medication with an ACE inhibitor.
Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome. persistent unilateral reddened facial swelling in the area of the right cheek and the right upper lip in a 50-year-old woman. There were also severe headaches.
Cheilitis granulomtosa: Monosymptomatic orofacial granulomatosis. solitary, chronic, recurrent for months, clearly increased consistency, smooth swelling of the upper lip accompanied by a feeling of tension. no lingua plicata. no facial paresis.
angioedema. swelling of the lower lip and the right hand in a 57-year-old man occurred within a few minutes. persistent for 2 hours, no itching, only a feeling of tension. recurrent swelling attacks (interval of 14-28 days) for 6 months. 8 months ago change of the hypertension medication to ACE inhibitors.
Malformations vascular (non-syndromal, mixed, capillary/venous):Congenital vascular malformation, initially only imposing as a red spot, which showed constant thickness growth over the years, clinically asymptomatic (occasional increased bleeding when biting on it).
Cheilitis granulomtosa: Monosymptomatic orofacial granulomatosis. solitary, chronic, recurrent for months, clearly increased consistency, smooth swelling of the upper lip accompanied by a feeling of tension. no lingua plicata. no facial paresis.
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